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Track Tigers shine at area, qualify 19 for sectionals

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Thursday, April 25. 2013

The Commerce High School boys’ and girls’ track squads placed first and second respectively in the Area 4-A meet last week at Athens Academy. Commerce qualified 19 total athletes for class-A sectionals, which will take place at Landmark Christian Academy in Fairburn this Saturday, April 27. The top eight finishers in track events and the ... [Full Story »]

Soccer Eagles playoff bound

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Thursday, April 25. 2013

Last week, the East Jackson boys’ soccer team closed out its 2013 region schedule with a 2-1 win over rival Jackson County, sealing the region 8-AAA third seed. Now, the Eagles will try to build on that momentum heading into the first round of the state playoffs. Next week, the Eagles will most likely travel to either Cartersville or North ... [Full Story »]

AHS to host annual Youth Football Camp

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Thursday, April 25. 2013

The 8th annual Apalachee Youth Football Camp is scheduled for June 17-20. The camp is for players who will be in grades 1-8 during the 2013-2014 school year and will be conducted by AHS football coaches. Registration price prior to June 17 is $60. The price after that date is $80. Camp time will be from 9-11:30 a.m. each day at the AHS football ... [Full Story »]

Morgan helps lead BCA at recent track meet

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Thursday, April 25. 2013

Bethlehem Christian Academy’s track teams competed at Gatewood in Eatonton April 17. Kevin Green won the long jump for the BCA boys at 19-8. Greene was also sixth in the 100-meter dash in 11.97. Ben Morgan was the winner in the 100-meter dash in 11.48. Morgan took third place in the 200-meter event in 23.97. Overall, the BCA boys were fifth ... [Full Story »]

AHS athletes shine at region track meet

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Thursday, April 25. 2013

With three athletes earning region titles and several others setting school records, the 2013 Region 8-AAAAA track meet was one for the record books for Apalachee High School. Overall, seven AHS athletes have qualified for the upcoming state sectionals, to be held Thursday at Grienbrier High School. The top eight in each event from sectionals ... [Full Story »]

Wildcats set for spring practice

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Thursday, April 25. 2013

The Apalachee High School football team will return to the field Tuesday as the countdown to the 2013 season begins in earnest. The Wildcats, who will continue to compete in Region 8-AAAAA this fall, will have to replace several key players who will be lost to graduation. “We probably lost more on both sides of the football as we have in a ... [Full Story »]

ROLLASON: Bold prediction won't be enough

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Thursday, April 25. 2013

Some of the biggest moments in sports history were started after a bold prediction by a player for a certain team that sparked an eventual upset; there are many that I could name, but most notably was when Joe Namath predicted that his New York Jets would beat the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in 1969. That year the Colts were the best team ... [Full Story »]

Connell helps set standard for Lady Bulldoggs

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Wednesday, April 24. 2013

Steady, determined and dependable, Winder-Barrow High School senior Caitlin Connell has done it again. The long-distance running standout swept the 1,600 and 3,200-meter events at last week’s Region 8-AAAAA meet in Loganville and is now preparing for sectionals this Saturday. For Connell, being a standout is nothing new. It seems to simply be ... [Full Story »]

Knights remain perfect in region play

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Wednesday, April 24. 2013

Bethlehem Christian Academy improved to 5-0 in GISA Region 1-A Tuesday with a 28-3 road win against Curtis Baptist in Augusta. Niko Mailloux earned the win while Matt Masters had a grand slam and finished 3-for-4 with six RBI. Jordan Fountain was 2-for-4 while Luke Allen was 4-for-5. Jacob Fincher went 3-for-4. Jared Martin added a 3-for-4 ... [Full Story »]

Gainesville overpowers AHS

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Wednesday, April 24. 2013

Any hopes the Apalachee High School baseball team had of upsetting region leader Gainesville Monday quickly evaporated. The Wildcats fell 15-0 in five innings as the visiting Red Elephants scored five runs in the second inning and seven more in the third to quickly seize control. Three additional runs in the top of the fifth kept Gainesville ... [Full Story »]

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